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Lichfield road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1989, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (355), and casualties rose from 470.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,847 collisions in Lichfield.

Collisions in 1989
376
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
516
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1989

2.9% of collisions in Lichfield in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight44586%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 376, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025145193
2024138188
2023101138
20225578
202176117
202077110
2019106150
2018139205
2017164229
2016228328
2015227315
2014276396
2013272391
2012284401
2011293412
2010324457
2009297408
2008297412
2007371498
2006374515
2005381539
2004388553
2003384569
2002412544
2001450647
2000428581
1999450613
1998458639
1997522772
1996504701
1995518762
1994453633
1993459644
1992414568
1991387543
1990363501
1989376516
1988355470
1987363492
1986448604
1985435620
1984447610
1983396546
1982427644
1981455665
1980481660
1979449654

When and where crashes happen in Lichfield in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.9%)
  • February25 (6.6%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April39 (10%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July27 (7.2%)
  • August28 (7.4%)
  • September34 (9%)
  • October55 (15%)
  • November27 (7.2%)
  • December26 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (63%)
  • Wet or damp130 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (56%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (25%)
  • 70 mph44 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • Roundabout35 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (11%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2098 (19%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 35118 (23%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (62%)
  • Passenger144 (28%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (73%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Lichfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lichfield ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1989.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1989

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1989: 37, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38375817
2ndA51274346
3rdA5127273614
4thA5190263104
5thA5213913
6thB5011202801
7thA461172810
8thA51391301
9thB50147702
10thA4544600
11thA51924501
12thA5153301
13thB41513401
14thA40262411
15thA51482300
16thB41382400
17thB41552201
18thA4441100
19thA501301
20thA51211200

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1989

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 94.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1989

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1989: 103.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years